Garbage can



Dem 21, 1937,

G. W. RIENKS ET AL 2,11%,914

GARBAGE CAN Filed Oct. 14, 1935 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 32 I I I INVENTOR.

- 1937- G. W. RIENKS ET AL 2,102,914

GARBAGE CAIN Filed Oct. 14, 1935 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 G: W ma /was 3;, E.7." 64/12. Fem;

Patented Dec. 21, 1937 GARBAGE CAN 1 George W. Rienks and Edward T.Guilford,

, Denver, Colo.

Application'October 14, 1935, Serial No. 44,855

5 Claims.

This invention relates toimprovements in supports and cover operatingmeans for garbage cans and similar receptacles.

In the disposal of garbage from homes and 6 apartment houses, thegarbage is put into cans and the like that, are placed adjacent thealley or street where it is collected at regular intervals by collectorsemployed by the city'forthis purpose.

10 Since garbage cans contain food of different kinds, they naturallyattract flies and, if they are not properly covered, they become regularbreeding places for flies, or at least serve as hosts for swarms ofthem. Uncovered and improperly 15 coveredgarbage cans also serve asfeeding places for cats, dogs and rats, and are unsanitary anddisease-breeding.

It is universally recognized that garbage cans must be properly covered,but experience has shown that garbage can covers are short-lived, andthey soon become bent, broken or stolen, or the cans capsized and thecontents spilled. An inspection of any city will show that" the greatmajority of garbage cans are either'entirely uncovered orelse improperlycovered.

Owing to the'lack of planning on the part of the'builders or owners,there .is seldom provided convenient supports for the garbage cans, andas a result, the collector's work is greatly increased and theirtreatment of the cans is not as consideratev as it would be if they wereconveniently located. v

It is the object of this invention to produce a support for garbagecans, that can be positioned in a gap in the back fence, and which willsupport a garbage can so that it will be conveniently accessible fromthe inside of the fence for depositing'garbage therein, and which willbe equally accessible to the garbage collector for removing the cantherefrom while emptying it.

Another object is to produce a device of the 'kind under considerationthat shall carry a suitable cover and which shall be provided with meansfor raising the cover when the can is to be removed, and for lowering itonto the can when the latter is replaced.

Another object of thisinvention is to produce a cover that shall beprovided with an opening, which in turn has a cover for closing it, andwhich 50 is employed when placing garbage into the can.

A further object is to provide means, operable from the outside oftheyard and accessible to the garbage collector for raising the coverand for holding it in raised position while the can is 5 being emptied,and which will automatically reshown in Figures 1 and 2; 7

lease and lower the cover onto the can when the latter is replaced.

A still further object is to provide a support, of the kind pointed out,that shall be so constructed that the parts can be locked wheneverdesired, so as to prevent removal of the can or contents by persons benton theft or mischief.

The above and any other objects that may appear as this descriptionproceeds, are attained by means of a construction and an arrangement ofparts that will now be described in detail, and for this purposereference will be had to the accompanying drawings, in which thepreferred embodiment has been shown, and in which Figure 1 is a sideelevation, looking in the direction of arrow l in Figure 2;

Figure 2 is a front elevation, looking in the direction of arrow 2 inFigure 1;

Figure 3 is a top plan View of the assembly Figure 4 is a view, similarto the one shown'in Figure 1, with a small portion broken away, andshows the cover in raised position, and the can partly removed;

, Figure 5 is a side elevation, corresponding to that shown in Figure 1,and illustrates a specifically different mechanism for raising andlowering the cover;

Figure 6 is a top plan view of the assembly shown in Figure 5; and

Figure 7 is a transverse section through the cover and the upper end ofthe can.

In the drawings reference numeral l0 designates the twoparallel, spacedsideangle iron members of the supporting frame. Secured at their lowerends to the vertical flanges of the angle irons H] are four corner postsII that are also formed from angle iron. The side shown in elevation inFigure 2 will be referred to as the front side, so as to facilitate thedescription.

The two corner posts at the back of the frame are connected by two angleiron members 12 and I3, and by a flat bar [4. The two corner posts atthe front of the frame are connected by a flat ,fianges bent outwardlyas indicated by reference numeral l8, and secured to the corner posts.The inwardly extending or horizontal flanges of the angle irons ll serveas supports for the garbage 5 can l9. Flat bars 23 extend from the angleiron l3 to the bar [5 in the space between the supporting angles H.

A bar 2| extends between the vertical flanges of the angle irons l0, andhas its end secured. by brackets or bent ends 22. Two short pieces ofangle iron, 23 and 24, are secured to the bar 2|. A lever comprising thetwo bars 25 is fulcrumed on the pivot 23 at the tops of members 23 and24. The front ends of bars 25 are connected by a pedal 27, and the rearends carry a transverse bar 28 to the outer ends of which the links 29are pivoted. Rods 30 have their lower ends pivoted to the lower ends ofthe links 29, and pass through openings in the guides 3| and thehorizontal flanges of the angle irons I6. I

A flanged cover 32 is attached to the upper ends of the rods 30 in themanner shown in Figures 1 and 2. Normally, the cover rests on the top ofthe can, but when sufficient pressure is applied to the pedal 21, thecover is raised to the position shown in Figure 4.

When the cover is elevated to the position shown in Figure 4:, and thecan moved outwardly a short distance, a latch becomes effective to holdit in this position until released by the movement of the can to normalposition. The latch comprises a straight bar 33 that has its lower endpivoted on the bar 34. The upper end of this bar 33 has a notch 35 inwhich the rod 28 engages when it is elevated to the position shown inFigure 4.

An arm 36 extends rearwardly from the bar 33 near its upper end, and isprovided with an upturned end 37 that projects between the guide bars36a to a point above the bottom of the can and is engaged by the latterwhen in normal position, (Figure 1), and when in this position, the

.latch is held in inoperative position. When the to can is pulled out(Figure 4), the latch member is free to engage the rod 28. After the canhas been emptied and is returned to its normal position, the latch ismoved into inoperative position, and the cover is then free to move downto its normal position on the can.

A perforated lug 38 is secured to the bar 39 in position for receivingthe hasp of a padlock 43 that also encircles one of the levers 25. Whenthe lock is in place, the cover cannot be raised, and the can and coverare thus locked .to the support and secured against removal bymischievous boys or thieves.

In Figure '7 a section has been shown through the cover and through thetop of the can, and from this it will be seen that besides the usualflange that surrounds the can, the cover has a central openingsurrounded by a flange 4|. A cover 42 is connected with the cover 32 bya hinge 43, and has a handle 44 by means of which it can be tilted. Thegarbage is deposited in the can through the opening under cover 42.

In Figures 5 and 6, a modified form of cover operating means has beenshown which takes the place of the pedal operated device describedabove. The modified cover operating device consists of a bail 45 that ispivoted to the lugs 46, which are carried by the angle irons [6a. Shortconnecting rods or links 41 have their upper ends pivoted to the bail atpoints 48, and their lower ends pivoted to the rods 30. When the bail isin the position shown in full lines in Figures 5 and 6, the cover is inoperative position, but when it is turned to the dotted line position,the cover is also raised to dotted line position.

The lower ends of rods 30 are provided with heads 49 that are so locatedwith respect to the lugs 31 that they will engage the under sides of thelugs after the bail has been raised from the full line to the dottedline position shown in Figure 5. After the bail has been operated toraise the cover, the parts will remain in raised position until the bailis manually returned.

A perforated lug 38a is fastened to the angle iron [6a, and a padlockcan be attached to the lug and surround the bail in the manner shown.

The can has a handle 53 by means of which it can be pulled outwardly andreturned. In Figure 3, the fence between the lot and the alley has beenshown and designated by numeral 5|, and it will be seen that thesupporting frame occupies a position in a gap in the fence, the pedalbeing on the outside "so that the garbage collector can remove andreplace the can without entering into the yard, and the owner can emptythe garbage without leaving the yard.

The base of the frame is apertured at 52 to permit the frame beinganchored by bolts or the like to a concrete foundation. The frame canalso be held against unauthorized removal by the use of bolts or thelike, inserted through apertures 53 for attachment to the fence.

0n Halloween and when the house is vacant, the cover can be locked inposition, and assurance thus had that the frame, can or cover will notbe removed.

From the foregoing it will be seen that the support and can which formthe subject of this invention, are so constructed that they areconvenient for both the owner and garbage collector,

and that whenever desirable, the parts can be locked against removal.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. A garbage can support and cover operating means comprising, avertically extending frame having means for supporting a garbage can,the frame above the support having an opening through which the can maybe removed, two rods .slidably connected with the frame for verticalmovement, the rods being positioned on opposite sides of the frame, acover for the top of the garbage can, carried by the rods for verticalmovement, a bail having its ends pivoted to the frame, and linksconnecting the rods to the bail whereby when the bail is turned aboutits pivots, it acts as alever and raises and lowers the cover, the bail,when the cover is on the can, being positioned to close the opening inthe frame.

2. A garbage can support and cover operating means comprising, avertically extending frame having means for supporting a garbage can,the frame above the support having an opening through which the can maybe removed, two rods slidably connected with the frame for verticalmovement, the rods being positioned .on opposite sides of the frame, acover for the top of the garbage can, carried by the rods for movementtherewith, a bail'having its ends pivoted to the frame, and linksconnecting the rods to the bail, whereby when the bail is turned aboutits pivots, it acts as a lever and raises and lowers the cover.

3. A device of the character described, comprising a can, a frameinclusive of a support for the can, having an opening for the lateralremoval of the can, a cover for the can, rodsattached to opposite sidesof the cover and slidably mounted on the frame, a foot pedal pivotallymounted on the frame, mechanism connecting the pedal to the rods forconverting the movement of the pivoted pedal to sliding movement of therods,

whereby the cover is raised, and a gravity actuated catch mounted on theframe, to hold the cover in a raised position, and adapted to bereleased by movement of the can onto the support.

4. A device of the character described, comprising, a garbage can, aframe open at one side and having a support for the can, a bail pivotedto theframe and normally closing its open side, a cover for the can,removable by upward movement, and mechanism for lifting the cover fromthe can through the intermediary of the bail by upward movement thereof.

5. A device of the character described, comprising a garbage can, aframe open at one side and having a. support for the can, a bail pivotedto the frame and normally closing the open side, a cover for the can,removable by upward movement, mechanism for lifting the cover from thecan through the intermediary of the bail by upward movement thereof, andlocking means for holding the bail against unauthorized movement, in itsnormal position on the frame.

GEORGE W. RIENKS. EDWARD T. GU'EFORD.

